1. Charles Duncan Trussell was born on April 20,1974 and is an American actor and stand-up comic, known for his podcast The Duncan Trussell Family Hour.
17 Facts About Duncan Trussell
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Duncan Trussell is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer, actor and musician.
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Duncan Trussell has written and appeared in sketches for two seasons of Fuel TV's Stupidface, Showtime's La La Land, Comedy Central's Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, and both seasons of HBO's Funny or Die Presents.
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Duncan Trussell hosted Thunderbrain, a comedy science pilot for Comedy Central.
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Duncan Trussell has written and served as a consultant for Jason Sudeikis's hosting duties at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards.
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Duncan Trussell co-hosted The Lavender Hour podcast with Natasha Leggero through January 2012.
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The DTFH is an ongoing project where Duncan Trussell invites eclectic guests to open conversation for about an hour per episode.
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Beyond his commercial image as an actor and comedian, Duncan Trussell is a burgeoning spiritual teacher in the tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Duncan Trussell frequently invokes applicable uses of Dharma teachings in his podcast, for both daily life and exceptionally difficult or rare circumstances.
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Duncan Trussell denies the label of "Buddhist Comedian," but his podcast's humor frequently draws on high-concept Vajrayana metaphysics, and he commonly references the professional work of spiritual leaders such as Ram Dass and Chogyam Trungpa during conversations with guests.
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Duncan Trussell introduced audiences to his professional meditation teacher, David Nichtern through the show.
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Duncan Trussell guest-starred as the character Dave, the moth that experiments with neon for the first time on an episode of the HBO animated show Animals.
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On December 14,2012, Duncan Trussell announced that he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer.
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Duncan Trussell has dated fellow comedians Mary Lynn Rajskub and Natasha Leggero, as well as model Cora Keegan.
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On June 27,2018, Duncan Trussell announced on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast that he was going to be a father.
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Duncan Trussell has since had two sons and a daughter.